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Pakistan plays down risk of flooding to villagesRawalpindi, Pakistan (AFP) May 13, 2010 Pakistan's army said Thursday it had taken every possible step to prevent an artificial lake from bursting its banks but acknowledged that up to 36 villages would be affected by flooding. A massive landslide created a lake on January 4 that killed 20 and left about 25,000 people stranded when Hunza river was blocked in a remote Himalayan region about 750 kilometres (450 miles) north of Islamabad. "I can say with certain amount of certainty that this dam will not burst as we have reduced the haza ... read more |
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University Park PA (SPX) May 10, 2010Plant roots enmeshed in layers of discarded materials inside upright pipes can purify dirty water from a washing machine, making it fit for growing vegetables and flushing toilets, according to Penn State horticulturists. "Our global fresh water supplies are fast depleting," said Robert D. Cameron, doctoral student in horticulture. "So it is critical that we begin to look at alternatives o ... more  
Pasadena, CA (SPX) May 10, 2010The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra spacecraft captured this nighttime image of the growing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on May 7, 2010. On April 20, an explosion destroyed the Deepwater Horizon oil platform operating in the Gulf 80 kilometers (50 miles) offshore, resulting in substantial loss of life and releasing 5,000 barrel ... more  
Tucson AZ (SPX) May 06, 2010UA meteorite curator Marvin Killgore has a 300-gram piece of the object that exploded over Wisconsin in April. People in southwestern Wisconsin and northern Iowa on April 14 witnessed a sonic boom and a fireball that briefly - and spectacularly - lit up the late evening sky. It was the result of an ancient rock that ended its 4.5 billion year journey through the solar system in a ball of f ... more |
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Organic Farming Shows Limited Benefit To WildlifeLeeds, UK (SPX) May 06, 2010 Organic farms may be seen as wildlife friendly, but the benefits to birds, bees and butterflies don't compensate for the lower yields produced, according to new research from the University of Leeds. In the most detailed, like-for-like comparisons of organic and conventional farming to date, researchers from Leeds' Faculty of Biological Science found that the benefits to wildlife and increases in biodiversity from organic farming are much lower than previously thought - averaging just over 12 perc ... read more |
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